Tennis Under the Stars set for Friday

Monday

May 20, 2013 at 12:01 AMMay 20, 2013 at 11:16 PM

Sports staff reports

The 2013 Tennis Under the Stars Tournament for the Madison Childhood Cancer Foundation will take place on Friday at the Gardner-Webb University tennis courts. Players are asked to arrive by 5:30 p.m. and play will begin at 6 p.m.

The entry fee is $20 per player and includes a hot dog, drink and chips.

Tournament participants should e-mail or text Donnie Splawn at 704-300-4795 with your name and the name of your partner so he can schedule matches to begin promptly at 6 p.m.

The format will be best-of-three sets, with four-game sets and no-ad scoring for quick play. Splawn will explain the format at the beginning of the tournament. Each team will get at least three matches.

Divisions include menís doubles, womenís doubles and middle school doubles. High school players will play in menís and womenís divisions.

Proceeds from the tournament go to the Madison Childhood Cancer Foundation with 10 percent going to the Cleveland County Tennis Association.